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Headlines: Notorious B.I.G. Shot 25 Years Ago on Fairfax; Tony Hawk Breaks Leg

7:36 AM PST on March 9, 2022

photo: Caroline Léna Becker/Flickr CC

Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely.

—Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk is looking at a long recovery after breaking his femur this week. [Tony Hawk/IG]

—The other day we wrote about a taco tower in Culver City, predicting a bold new age of food-topped towers. Now it appears there's a Peruvian ceviche-and-causa tower possibly coming to Culver City's Ceviche Stop. [Walther Adrianzen/IG]

—Brooklyn's Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka The Notorious B.I.G., aka Frank White, was murdered on Fairfax 25 years ago today and though the crime was "solved," the police records are still sealed and the case is technically still open. [KTLA]

—Porter Ranch may rename a park after "E.T." as it served as a location in the famous 1982 Steven Spielberg film. [LAT]